Cousin Kate

• "I was a cottage maiden Hardened by sun and air, Contented with my cottage-mates"
• "Why did a great lord find me out And praise my flaxen hair? Why did a great lord find me out To fill my heart with care?"
• "To lead a shameless, shameful life (...) He wore me like a golden knot, he changed me like a glove"
• "The neighbours call you good and pure, Call me an outcast thing"
• "Nor me brought me with his land; I would have spit into his face And not have taken his hand"
• "I sit and howl in dust, You sit in gold and sing: Now which of us has tenderer heart?"
• "I have a gift you have not (...) My fair-haired son, my shame, my pride"